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Massachusetts, Chicopee Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Massachusetts, Chicopee Watershed

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Click here to list Threatened and Impaired Waters Only
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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Map Waterbody Type Size Units Status State TMDL Development Status
Adams Pond MA36001 Oakham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 30.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Alden Pond MA36003 Ludlow Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 4.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Asnacomet Pond MA36005 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 126.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Atherton Brook MA36-30 Headwaters At Confluence Of Town Farm And Osgood Brooks, Shutesbury To Mouth At Quabbin Reservoir, Pelham. Waterbody Map River 1.9 Miles Good  
Beaver Lake MA36010 Ware Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 150.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Bemis Road Pond MA36012 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 16.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Bennett Street Pond MA36014 Palmer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 6.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Bickford Pond MA36015 Hubbardston/Princeton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 163.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Brigham Pond MA36020 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 45.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Brookhaven Lake MA36021 West Brookfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 34.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Brooks Pond MA36022 Petersham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 86.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Brooks Pond MA36023 N.Brookfield/New Braintree/Spencer/Oakham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 179.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Browning Pond MA36025 Oakham/Spencer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 106.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Burnshirt River MA36-37 Headwaters - Outlet Stone Bridge Pond, Templeton/Phillipston To Confluence With Canesto Brook, Barre. (Through Williamsville Pond Formerly Segment Ma36167) Waterbody Map River 8.6 Miles Good  
Cadwell Creek MA36-29 Headwaters East Of Route 202 And Northwest Of Dodge Hill, Pelham To Mouth At Quabbin Reservoir, Belchertown. Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Good  
Calkins Brook MA36-26 Headwaters, Southeast Of Baptist Hill, Palmer To Confluence With Twelvemile Brook, Wilbraham. Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Canesto Brook MA36-36 Headwaters Northwest Of Hubbardston State Forest Near Hubbardston/Templeton Town Line To Confluence With Ware River, Barre. Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Good  
Carter Pond MA36029 Petersham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 44.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Chicopee Brook MA36-21 Headwaters, East Of Peaked Mountain, Monson (Through Chicopee Brook Pond, Formerly Segment Ma36031) To Confluence With Quaboag River, Monson. Waterbody Map River 9.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Chicopee Reservoir MA36033 Chicopee Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 22.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Chicopee River MA36-22 Source, Confluence Of Ware River And Quaboag River, Palmer (Through Red Bridge Impoundment Formerly Segment Ma36171) To Red Bridge Impoundment Dam, Wilbraham/Ludlow. Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Chicopee River MA36-23 Red Bridge Impoundment Dam, Wilbraham/Ludlow To Wilbraham Pumping Station (Old Wwtp), Wilbraham/Ludlow. Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Good  
Chicopee River MA36-24 Wilbraham Pumping Station (Old Wwtp), Wilbraham/Ludlow To Chicopee Falls Dam, Chicopee. Waterbody Map River 9.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Chicopee River MA36-25 Chicopee Falls Dam, Chicopee To Confluence With Connecticut River, Chicopee. Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cloverdale Street Pond MA36036 Rutland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 19.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Comins Pond MA36037 Warren Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 26.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Conant Brook Reservoir MA36038 Monson Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 4.0 Acres Good  
Cranberry Meadow Pond MA36040 Spencer/Charlton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 69.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Cranberry River MA36-20 Source, Outlet Cranberry Meadow Pond, Spencer To Confluence With Sevenmile River, Spencer. (Through Howe Pond Formerly Segment Ma36073) Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Good  
Crystal Lake MA36043 Palmer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 16.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Cunningham Pond MA36044 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 27.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Cusky Pond MA36045 New Braintree Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 28.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Dean Pond MA36049 Brimfield/Monson Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 10.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Dean Pond MA36050 Oakham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 64.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Demond Pond MA36051 Rutland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 120.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Dimmock Pond MA36053 Springfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 9.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Doane Pond MA36054 North Brookfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 28.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Dunn Brook MA36-19 From Confluence With Forget-Me-Not Brook, East Brookfield/Brookfield To Confluence With Quaboag River, Brookfield. Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Good  
Eames Pond MA36056 Paxton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 58.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
East Branch Swift River MA36-35 Headwaters At The Confluence Of Shattuck And Popple Camp Brooks, Phillipston To Mouth At Pottapaug Pond, Petersham. (Through Connor Pond Formerly Segment Ma36039) Waterbody Map River 9.8 Miles Good  
East Branch Ware River MA36-01 Outlet Bickford Pond, Hubbardston To Confluence With The West Branch Ware River, Barre. Waterbody Map River 12.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
East Brookfield River MA36-13 Outlet Lake Lashaway, East Brookfield To Quaboag Pond, East Brookfield. Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Edson Pond MA36180 Rutland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 36.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fivemile Pond MA36061 Springfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 36.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fivemile Pond South MA36182 Springfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 4.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Forest Lake MA36063 Palmer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 45.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Forget-Me-Not Brook MA36-18 Headwaters, North Brookfield To North Brookfield Wwtp Discharge, North Brookfield. Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Good  
Forget-Me-Not- Brook MA36-28 North Brookfield Wwtp Discharge, North Brookfield To Confluence With Dunn Brook, East Brookfield/Brookfield. Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Gaston Pond MA36065 Barre Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 15.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Hardwick Pond MA36066 Hardwick Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 67.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Haviland Pond MA36069 Ludlow Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 25.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Hop Brook MA36-32 Headwaters Upstream Of West Street, New Salem To Mouth At Quabbin Reservoir, New Salem. Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Good  
Horse Pond MA36072 North Brookfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 63.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Knights Pond MA36077 Belchertown Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 36.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lake Lashaway MA36079 North Brookfield/East Brookfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 274.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Lake Lorraine MA36084 Springfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 28.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Lake Mattawa MA35112 (Palis Id Changed On 10/6/97 From 36092 To 35112 - Concurently Changed Wbid To Reflect This Change - See Palis For Details) Orange Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 112.0 Acres Good  
Lake Whittemore MA36165 Spencer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 52.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Long Pond MA36082 Rutland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 167.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Long Pond MA36083 Springfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 14.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Lovewell Pond MA36085 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 82.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mare Meadow Reservoir MA36090 Westminster/Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 240.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mare Meadow Reservoir North MA36178 Westminster Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 38.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Middle Branch Swift River MA36-33 Headwaters Just North Of Wendell And New Salem State Forests (South Of The Swift River School), Wendell To Mouth At Quabbin Reservoir, New Salem. Waterbody Map River 6.9 Miles Good  
Minechoag Pond MA36093 Ludlow Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 21.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Mona Lake MA36094 Springfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 11.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Moose Hill Reservoir MA36179 Spencer/Leicester Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 52.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Moosehorn Pond MA36097 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 67.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Moulton Pond MA36098 Rutland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 65.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Muddy Pond MA36102 Oakham/Rutland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 23.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Murphy Pond MA36103 Ludlow Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 6.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Old Reservoir MA36114 Barre Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 37.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Palmer Reservoir MA36115 Palmer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 8.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Paradise Lake MA36116 Monson Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 17.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Pattaquattic Pond MA36117 Palmer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 18.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Peppers Mill Pond MA36121 Ware Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 11.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Perry Hill Pond MA36122 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 23.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Pottapaug Pond MA36125 Petersham/Hardwick Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 568.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Prince River MA36-08 Source, Outlet Hemingway Pond, Barre To Confluence With Ware River, Barre (Excluding Approximately 0.6 Miles Through Old Reservoir, Segment Ma36114). Waterbody Map River 7.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Quabbin Reservoir MA36129 Petersham/Pelham/Ware/Hardwick/Shutesbury/Belchertown/New Salem Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 24,012.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Quaboag Pond MA36130 Brookfield/East Brookfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 544.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Quaboag River MA36-14 Outlet Of Quaboag Pond, Brookfield To Route 67 Bridge, West Brookfield. Waterbody Map River 6.1 Miles Good  
Quaboag River MA36-15 Route 67 Bridge West Brookfield To Warren Wwtp Discharge, Warren. Waterbody Map River 6.3 Miles Good  
Quaboag River MA36-16 Warren Wwtp Discharge, Warren To Route 32 Bridge, Palmer/Monson. Waterbody Map River 8.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Quaboag River MA36-17 Route 32 Bridge, Palmer/Monson To Confluence With Ware River Forming Headwaters Of Chicopee River, Palmer. Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Quacumquasit Pond MA36131 Brookfield/East Brookfield/Sturbridge Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 223.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Queen Lake MA36132 Phillipston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 139.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Sevenmile River MA36-11 Source, Outlet Browning Pond, Spencer To Confluence With Cranberry River, Spencer. Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Good  
Sevenmile River MA36-12 Confluence With Cranberry River, Spencer To Confluence With East Brookfield River, East Brookfield. Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Good  
Shaw Pond MA36138 Leicester Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 64.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Spectacle Pond MA36142 Wilbraham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 9.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Springfield Reservoir MA36145 Ludlow Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 393.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Stone Bridge Pond MA36148 Templeton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 32.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Sugden Reservoir MA36150 Spencer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 85.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Swift River MA36-09 Winsor Dam, Belchertown To Upper Bondsville Mill Dam, Belchertown/Palmer. Waterbody Map River 5.6 Miles Good  
Swift River MA36-10 Upper Bondsville Mill Dam, Belchertown/Palmer To Confluence With Ware River, Palmer. Waterbody Map River 3.9 Miles Good  
Thayer Pond MA36181 Rutland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 46.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Thompson Lake MA36154 Palmer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 34.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Thompsons Pond MA36155 Spencer Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 116.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Town Barn Beaver Pond MA36156 Petersham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 20.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Turkey Hill Pond MA36157 Rutland/Paxton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 90.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Waite Pond MA36161 Hubbardston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 34.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Ware River MA36-03 Mdc Intake, Barre To Dam At South Barre Reservoir, Barre. (Through Former Segments Powder Mill Pond Ma36126 And South Barre Reservoir Ma36141) Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ware River MA36-04 Dam At South Barre Reservoir, Barre To Wheelwright Dam, New Braintree/Hardwick. Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Good  
Ware River MA36-05 Wheelwright Dam, New Braintree/Hardwick To Ware Dam, Ware. Waterbody Map River 11.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ware River MA36-06 Ware Dam, Ware To Thorndike Dam, Palmer. Waterbody Map River 10.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ware River MA36-07 Thorndike Dam, Palmer To Confluence With Quaboag River, Forming Headwaters Chicopee River, Palmer. Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Good  
Ware River MA36-27 Confluence Of East Branch Ware And West Branch Ware Rivers, Barre To Mdc Intake, Barre. Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
West Branch Fever Brook MA36-34 Headwaters Just North (Upstream) Of Route 122, Petersham To Mouth At Quabbin Reservoir, Petersham. Waterbody Map River 3.4 Miles Good  
West Branch Swift River MA36-31 Headwaters - Outlet Of Small Unnamed Impoundment East Of Cooleyville Road In Wendell State Forest, Wendell To Mouth At Quabbin Reservoir, Shutesbury/New Salem. Waterbody Map River 6.3 Miles Good  
West Branch Ware River MA36-02 Outlet Brigham Pond, Hubbardston To Confluence With The East Branch Ware River, Barre. Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Good  
Wickaboag Pond MA36166 West Brookfield Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 315.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Massachusetts, Chicopee

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)
Non-Native Aquatic Plants 2.4 26,485.0
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments 1.3  
Color 8.7  
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) 1.3  
Other Flow Regime Alterations   37.0
Turbidity   465.0
Excess Algal Growth   608.0
Fecal Coliform 27.9  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators   250.0
Phosphorus, Total   544.0
Dissolved Oxygen 19.7 58.0
Aquatic Plants (Macrophytes)   343.0
Taste and Odor 1.3  
Temperature, Water 4.9  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 23.9  
Eurasian Water Milfoil, Myriophyllum Spicatum   962.0
Mercury in Fish Tissue 2.1 25,621.0

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Massachusetts, Chicopee Watershed

Description of this table
Probable Source Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics   25,077.0
Combined Sewer Overflows 20.2  
Internal Nutrient Recycling   544.0
Introduction Of Non-Native Organisms (Accidental Or Intentional) 2.4 26,530.0
Municipal Point Source Discharges 14.9 544.0
Non-Point Source   544.0
Source Unknown 44.7 1,950.0
Unspecified Urban Stormwater 9.1  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Massachusetts, Chicopee Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Massachusetts, Chicopee Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Pollutant Number of TMDLs Completed Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Phosphorus color.gif 6 7
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 6 9
Mercury color.gif 5 5

Total: 17 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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